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John McMaine
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Kentuckian. Water nerd.
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Second job alert! We just opened a tenure-track junior professor position at @cerege.bsky.social focusing on Pleistocene and Holocene paleoenvironments and population dynamics.
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/C...
Contact me if you are interested!
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Paléo-environnements et peuplements pléistocènes et holocènes M/F
emploi.cnrs.fr
May 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Another round of dangerous weather is forecast to reach areas in the Southeast on Tuesday, as recovery efforts continued following a deadly bout of severe weather that affected multiple states.
Millions prepare for severe storms in the Midwest and South
Another round of dangerous weather is forecast to reach areas in the Southeast on Tuesday, as recovery efforts continued following a deadly bout of severe weather that affected multiple states.
www.npr.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The U.S. Defense Department has recognized climate change as a national security threat for decades. Ignoring climate change is putting national security at risk.
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn

- Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Beshear saying at least 14 across the state. These communities just cannot catch a break
May 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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This is some terrible destruction youtu.be/UHUV3xDlnwo?...
London, Kentucky Extreme tornado damage - First light drone
YouTube video by WXChasing
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May 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Where Is All the Plastic? How Microplastic Partitions across Environmental Compartments within a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Where Is All the Plastic? How Microplastic Partitions across Environmental Compartments within a Large Pelagic In-Lake Mesocosm
How microplastics transit within aquatic ecosystems and partition among environmental compartments is not fully understood. To increase understanding, we added microplastic fragments ranging in buoyan...
pubs.acs.org
May 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Today is National Train Day. We must save our intracity rail transit and intercity rail systems that are under attack. Transit is absolutely essential for supporting and stimulating local economies all across the country with value well beyond simply moving people from A to B.
May 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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My friend Kevin, the director of Central Coast Wetlands Group, is hiring a program manager (his old job). The perfect candidate would be a self-starter who knows when to check in with management, has broad technical expertise in aquatic ecosystems, and has experience working with ag. Please share!
May 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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INFURIATING killing of native species and waste of natural resources by bowfishers. SMH.

Grateful for folks who bring this to public attention and working toward better stewardship of our wildlife.
This makes me so angry. The longnose gar are spawning as are the white bass. Some bow fishers just slaughtered the shit out of them, lined them up neatly and left them to die. At least eat them, they’re delicious. There needs to be actual enforcement of the no wanton waste regs.
April 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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The Kentucky River Palisades in Spring are the definition of green, with every possible shade and intensity. Enjoy!
April 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Pro-tip for better sleep, you should turn off your phone each evening by 9pm, take a trip to the dump, and e-cycle it responsibly
April 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Applications are open for the Stakeholder-informed spatial modeling for hydrologic sciences workshop! This NSF-funded training, co-sponsored by CUAHSI is taking place AUG 18-19 at Northeastern University Marine Science Center, Nahant, MA. Apply by May 16 www.cuahsi.org/workshops/st...
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Frankfort has been heavily affected by the floods, with record levels across the community. Many homes are being evacuated, and the water supply is limited. We need everyone in the area to work together to conserve water. 1/2
April 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Tune in tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT for a live update on flooding across the state. Watch live via Facebook.com/GovAndyBeshear or subscribe at YouTube.com/GovAndyBeshear. Stay safe, Kentucky.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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“A low-cost approach to monitoring streamflow dynamics in small, headwater streams using timelapse imagery and a deep learning model” egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
March 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Looking beyond MS4 communities - What about impervious cover in small towns? Check out work from Maryam Sahraei, PhD student working with me, that looked at trends of imp. cov. and population dynamics between 2000 and 2020 in eastern SD.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Looking beyond MS4 communities: Assessing impervious cover and population dynamics in small towns
Water quality and quantity are strongly influenced by land use and land cover, with impervious surfaces serving as a key indicator of watershed health…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding?

Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out!

doi.org/10.21203/rs....

@floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social
Flood hazard amplification by intra-event sediment transport
Rivers are dynamic, with channel size and shape adapting to fluctuations in water and sediment supplied from their upstream catchments. These changes directly affect flood conveyance capacity, yet sed...
doi.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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In the current political climate, many misunderstand/misrepresent NIH "indirect costs", which cover facility and administrative costs essential for research

Here's a video that explains what F&A expenses cover, how they are determined, and why they are essential

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtqK...
March 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Malibu and the PCH within and near the #PalisadesFire and #FranklinFire burn areas. Intense convective downpours will likely generate debris flows and/or flash flooding in some portions of the burn area shortly. #CAwx
January 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Are you job-seeking in restoration ecology, natural resources, and/or related fields?

The State Botanical Garden of KY is hiring a Native Plants Collection Manager and Curator!

$44-70k, full-time, in Lexington, work with cool pple like me :D

arboretum.ca.uky.edu

ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/568...
January 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Is there a water system or water policy starter pack floating around yet?
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Free, clean water falls from sky! Get ready to capture it! Just cleaned all the gutters and trimmed overhanging branches. Cleaned all the shingle and leaf detritus out of the filters in the rainwater tanks - 2000 gal on tiny property in Oakland ready to be filled in this week's coming storms.
#water
November 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM